Since 2006, CPD has provided a rigorous two-week training program at USC for mid-career professionals to immerse themselves in the increasingly critical study of public diplomacy. Graduates hail from international organizations including the African Union, the British Council, CENTCOM, Israel Defense Forces, the World Bank and the United Nations. Several dozen countries have been represented over the years, including Brazil, Canada, Ghana, India, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Qatar, Rwanda, South Africa, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. Below is a video of past participants and our growing list of alumni presented in reverse chronology.

2018 Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy

The twelfth annual Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy took place July 8-July 20, 2018.

Lia Miller (USA)Foreign Service Officer, Office of International Media Engagement, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, 2013 Davis Fellow, Council of American Ambassadors